Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley
Mason Cooleywas an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
philosophy mean writing
The philosophy of hedonism means little to lovers of pleasure. They have no inclination to read philosophy, or to write it.
depression fall exhausted
The depressed fall back exhausted from every undertaking.
ocean blue fishing
The sheen of ocean gleams on the blue fish-plate.
struggle levels my-struggle
My struggles with myself seldom reach aerobic level.
sympathy sorry looks
A sympathetic look always makes me feel sorry for myself.
baby self resentment
Babies and the old are permitted self-absorption. In between, it provokes resentment.
congratulations self egotism
Self-congratulation pleases only the speaker.
desire endure altruism
Altruism is for those who cannot endure their desires.
lazy earth laziness
The lazy manage to keep up with the earth's rotation just as well as the industrious.
waiting laziness circumstances
To avoid doing anything, wait for the right circumstances.
pain distance comedy
Comedy distances pain, but leaves signs of it everywhere.
comedy surface profundity
Comedy is hostile to profundity, and brings everything to the surface.
luck lucky assuming
Always assume that a lucky hit will not be repeated.
luck merit aspiration
My aspiration now is to get by luck what I could not get by merit.